A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy who was fired last week in the midst of a domestic violence investigation was charged in the incident on Wednesday by state authorities. Former Florence County deputy Treyvon Sellers, 29, faces third degree domestic violence and breach of peace charges in the July 25 incident in neighboring Darlington County, WMBF …
By JEFFREY COLLINS and MEG KINNARD, Associated Press FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — The Vietnam veteran and disbarred lawyer accused of shooting seven law enforcement officers, killing one, bragged online about his marksmanship and love for the “smell of gunpowder” in the years before the deadly standoff, records and social media posts unearthed Thursday showed. Frederick Hopkins …
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Seven South Carolina law enforcement officers were shot, one fatally, in a confrontation with a suspect who held children hostage in a home and fired on deputies, officials said. The suspect was taken into custody after a two-hour standoff. Spokesman John Wukela in the city of Florence, where the deadly encounter …
